Kenneth A. Womack, Ph.D.
Professor of English and Popular Music
Dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Department
- English, School of Humanities & Social Sciences
- Office
- Plangere Center 116
- Phone
- 732-571-3419
- kwomack@monmouth.edu View Personal Site
Kenneth A. Womack, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
B.A./M.A., Texas A&M University
Research Interests
Womack's areas of professional interest include the Beatles, 20th-century British literature, and creative writing. He serves as editor of Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: A Journal of Criticism and Theory, published by Penn State University Press, and co-editor of the English Association's Year's Work in English Studies, published by Oxford University Press.
Publications
Books
Fiction:
Playing the Angel. Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2013.
The Restaurant at the End of the World. Mint Hill Books, 2012.
John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel. Switchgrass Books, 2010.
Nonfiction:
The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four. Greenwood Press, 2014.
The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles. Bloomsbury, 2007.
Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four. SUNY Press, 2006.
Courses
Recently Taught Classes
2020 Fall
2019 Fall
2018 Fall
Womack: The Genius of the Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’
Mar 21, 2020
Kenneth Womack: How ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ Brought Paul McCartney Back to Life
Feb 14, 2020
Dean Kenneth Womack: Jon Landau Saw the Future of Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Helped Bring Springsteen’s Best Work to Life
Jan 25, 2020
Womack: ‘My Name Is Prince’: A Graceful, Powerful Photographic Tribute to the Purple One
Dec 7, 2019
Dean Womack: Coldplay Attacks Social and Political Unrest with Hope on ‘Everyday Life’
Nov 22, 2019
